Display and roasting machine



Jam 27, 1931. F. SAUNDERS ETAL. 1,790,435

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Patented Jan. 27', 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DISPLAY ANDROAS'IIING MACHINE -Application filed December 21, 1928. Serial No.827,714.

The present invention relates to display and roasting machines, and aimsto provide a novel machine for roasting frankfurters or other ediblearticles and/or displaying such articles.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a machine of thekind indicated having novel means for supporting and mounting thefrankfurters or other articles for planetary motion for purpose ofdisplay and also for movement around a heating unit.

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view, which will be apparent as the description proceeds, the inventionresides in the construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes can be madewithin the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spiritof the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein-Figure 1 is a rear view of the machine.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Figs. 3 and 4 are horizontal sections on the respective lines 3-3 and 44of Fig. 2.

The machine is enclosed within a case havthe top portion of the base hasa depression 17 into which grease dripping on the base will flow so asto discharge down the spout 18 into the recepetacle 10.

.An annular seriesof rods or hangers 19 are provided within the case,and have pins 20 on which frankfurters may be hung, as shown in Fig. 2.These hangers may be provided with hooks, shelves, or other devlces forsupporting various articles to be displayed, when the machine is usedfordisplay purposes.

The hangers 19 are suspendedfrom planet gears 21 which mesh with andtravel around a sun gear. 22, and an annular gear 24 surrounds saidgears 21 andhas internal gear teeth 23 meshing with them. The gears 22and 24 have flanges 25 supporting the planet gears 21, andbrackets 27are secured on the sun gear 22 and extend across and below the gear '24and have rollers 28 supporting said car 24.

' A shield 27 is preferably disposed on the brackets 27 and surroundsthe gears to conceal them, as seen in Fig. 1.

A vertical shaft 29 extends upwardl the base, and has its lower endoperabi nected with the motor 9, and said shaft has a pinion 30 at itsupper end meshing with the external teeth 30 of the gear 24, therebyrotating said gear, which in turn will rotate the planet gears 21 sothat they have a planetary motion, rotating about their axes as well asthe axes of the sun gear 22. The planetary motion of the hangers 19 isof advantage in eifectively displaying the articles supported by thehangers as well as moving said articles around the central heating unit.

l he heating unit, as shown, is electrical, but a gas or other suitableheating unit may be used.

The electrical heating unit comprises the vertical resistance coils 31connected at their ends to binding posts 32 secured to uprightreflectors 33, which are preferably concaved transversely, as seen inFig. 4, so asto concentrate the heat rays on the frankfurters or otherarticles as they pass the coils 31.

The reflectors 33 are seated on a support 34, and a cap 35 is fittedover the upper ends of the reflectors and supports a tube 26 whichvinlturn supports the sun gear 22.

The support 34 is mounted on a tubular post 36 secured on the'base 7. Anelectric lamp for purpose of display is mounted on the top 15, which hasa holder 37 for an ornamental shade 38 to enclose the lamp.

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The wires 40 for the lamp and for the resistance coils 31 pass throughthe tubular posts 26 and 36 and between the reflectors 33, and the backof the base 7 has suitable switches 41 for controlling the circuits ofthe lamp, resistance coils or heater, and motor .9, so that the threecircuits may be controlled independently.

The electric current supply cable 42 enters the base at the back, asseen in Fig. 1.

The door 14 may be readily slid open for placing the frank furters orother articles on the hangers and removing same therefrom, and when themotor 9 is operated the hangers are given a planetary motion around theheating unit, both for purpose of display and to roast the articles onall sides.

It will be noted that the upper surface of the base 7 is not encumbered,so that grease running or falling down from the frankfurters or otherarticles will not pass to any of the working parts and will run into thedepression 17 and down through the spout 18 into the receptacle 10.

The machine is therefore sanitary, because it can be kept cleanconveniently, and grease running down from the hangers will flowimmediately down into the receptacle 10.

As hereinbefore indicated the machine may be used without the heatingunit for displaying various articles, the hangers 19 having sultablemeans for supporting the articles for purposes of display.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is A machineof the character described comprising a non-rotatable sun gear, anannular gear surrounding same, planet gears between and meshing withsaid sun and annular gears, brackets carried by the sun gear andextending over and supporting the annular gear for rotary movement,means for rotating the annular gear, and hangers suspended from saidplanet gears, said sun and annular gears having flanges on which saidplanet gears are seated and supported.

In testimony whereof we hereunto afiix our signatures.

FREDERICK SAUNDERS. ARTHUR SAUNDERS.

